2010 United States Senate election in Alaska

none March 2026 June 2021 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 2004 United States Senate election in Alaska 2004 2016 United States Senate election in Alaska 2016 November 2, 2010 x160px Lisa Murkowski 1 (cropped).jpg Lisa Murkowski(write-in) Republican Party (United States) 101,091 39.49% Joe Miller at Carlson Center, Fairbanks, Alaska - 201010.jpg Joe Miller Republican Party (United States) 90,839 35.49% Scott McAdams of Alaska.jpg Scott McAdams Democratic Party (United States) 60,045 23.46% 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska results map by borough and census area.svg x200px Borough and census area resultsMurkowski: #87de87 40–50% #5fd35f 50–60% #37c837 60–70% #2ca02c 70–80%Miller: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60%McAdams: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski Republican Party (United States) Lisa Murkowski Republican Party (United States) The 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was re-elected as a write-in candidate despite having been defeated in the Republican primary. Primary elections were held on August 24, 2010. Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams became the Democratic nominee, while attorney and former federal magistrate Joe Miller defeated Murkowski to become the Republican nominee.Sean Cockerham It's another Tea Party win as Alaska's Murkowski concedes August 31, 2010 http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/31/99960/alaska-absentee-count-looks-like.html Anchorage Daily News September 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901191632/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/31/99960/alaska-absentee-count-looks-like.html September 1, 2010 deadhttp://www.elections.alaska.gov/ei_primary.php Primary Election Information State of Alaska, Division of Elections December 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203153504/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ei_primary.php December 3, 2010 dead mdy-all Miller was endorsed by the Tea Party movement and by former Governor Sarah Palin.http://www.adn.com/palin/story/752003.html Palin to back Murkowski in 2010 Sean Cockerham Anchorage Daily News April 7, 2009 May 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090411032903/http://www.adn.com/palin/story/752003.html April 11, 2009 dead mdy-all Murkowski announced that despite her defeat in the Republican primary, she would run in the general election as a write-in candidate. Becky Bohrer Murkowski mounting write-in bid for Alaska Senate September 18, 2010 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/sep/18/murkowski-mounts-write-bid Associated Press November 1, 2010 Murkowski faces tough odds with her write-in candidacy. She has lost support from members within the Republican establishment, who are backing the Republican nominee, Joe Miller.McCormick John https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-18/murkowski-says-she-will-run-as-write-in-candidate-in-senate-race-in-alaska.html Murkowski Says She Will Run as Write-In Candidate in Senate Race in Alaska Bloomberg September 18, 2010 October 23, 2010 In the general election, Murkowski garnered more than 100,000 write-in votes. Miller challenged 8,000 of those votes.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2013461497_murkowski18.html Murkowski triumphs in Alaska Senate race: Alaska's Murkowski appears to be first write-in candidate to win Senate since 1954 Seattle Times news services The Seattle Times November 17, 2010 November 18, 2010 The Associated Press and the Alaska GOP called the race in Murkowski's favor on November 17.https://www.npr.org/2010/11/17/131391244/ap-murkowski-wins-alaska-senate-race AP: Murkowski Wins Alaska Senate Race AP staff reporter Associated Press November 17, 2010 NPR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101206151549/http://www.npr.org/2010/11/17/131391244/ap-murkowski-wins-alaska-senate-race December 6, 2010 Miller did not concede the race and instead filed legal challenges in federal and state court.http://www.slate.com/id/2274556 Alaska's Big Spelling Test: How strong is Joe Miller's argument against the Leeza Markovsky vote? Richard L. Hasen Slate November 11, 2010 On December 30, 2010, Alaska state officials certified Murkowski as the winner of the election. On December 31, Miller announced at a news conference in Anchorage that he was conceding the race.Bohrer Becky Miller says he's ending legal fight, conceding https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110101/ap_on_el_se/us_alaska_senate December 31, 2010 Associated Press December 31, 2010 Murkowski is only the second U.S. Senate candidate since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 to win an election as a write-in candidate and defeat candidates listed on the ballot (the first was Strom Thurmond in 1954). December 30, 2010 http://www.adn.com/2010/12/30/1625216/state-set-to-certify-alaska-senate.html December 30, 2010 Murkowski certified Senate election winner: 2010 Alaska U.S. Senate election | adn.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110101192617/http://www.adn.com/2010/12/30/1625216/state-set-to-certify-alaska-senate.html January 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Murkowski also became the first person since 1970 to win election to the Senate with under 40% of the vote.http://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2016/10/11/murkowski-could-become-1st-us-senator-with-three-plurality-victories Murkowski Could Become 1st US Senator with Three Plurality Victories Smart Politics October 11, 2016 November 12, 2016 Democratic-Libertarian-Independence primary Alaska's primary elections at the time, from 2000 to 2020, had voters make a choice between a closed primary ballot for Republican candidates, open to voters that have declared themselves as Republicans, nonpartisan, or undeclared, and, since 2004, a combined open primary ballot for Democrats, Libertarians, the Alaska Independence Party, and all other declared or write-in candidates, open to voters of any declaration. Candidates David Haase (L) Jacob Seth Kern (D)http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/ci_pg_cl_2010_prim.php August 24, 2010 Primary Candidate List June 16, 2010 State of Alaska Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20101022042908/http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/ci_pg_cl_2010_prim.php October 22, 2010 dead mdy-all Scott McAdams (D), mayor of Sitkahttp://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/06/no-free-ride-for-murkowski.html June 2, 2010 Mayor files paper June 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100605222131/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/06/no-free-ride-for-murkowski.html June 5, 2010 dead mdy-all Frank Vondersaar (D), perennial candidatehttp://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/04/1611992/former-palin-ally-challenges-alaska.html Former Palin ally challenges Alaska Sen. Murkowski for GOP support May 4, 2010 May 28, 2010 Sean Cockerham Associated Press October 2010 H3llBot Results Primary resultshttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/results.pdf State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election August 24, 2010 Official Results State of Alaska Division of Elections August 25, 2010 November 22, 2024 Scott McAdams Democratic Party (United States) 18,035 51.41% Jacob Seth Kern Democratic Party (United States) 6,913 19.71% David Haase Alaska Libertarian Party 5,793 16.49% Frank Vondersaar Democratic Party (United States) 5,339 15.22% 36,080 100.00% Republican primary Incumbent Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski faced a challenge from Joe Miller, a former U.S. magistrate judge supported by former Governor Sarah Palin,Associated Press Murkowski Trails in Tight Alaska Primary https://www.cbsnews.com/news/murkowski-trails-in-tight-alaska-primary/ January 8, 2021 CBS News en-US January 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210110111217/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/murkowski-trails-in-tight-alaska-primary/ livehttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/us/politics/26primaries.html Murkowski of Alaska Locked in a Tight Senate Race Cave Damien August 25, 2010 New York Times Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, whose family has held a decades-long grip on one of the state's two Senate seats, was in a surprisingly tight race Wednesday morning against an insurgent candidate, a Tea Party favorite who received the backing of Sarah Palin. August 25, 2010 August 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100825200125/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/us/politics/26primaries.html live in the August 24, 2010, Republican Party primary election. The New York Times described Murkowski as an establishment candidate and called Miller a "Tea Party upstart",William Yardley and Carl Hulse In Alaska, Murkowski Trails Tea Party Upstart August 25, 2010 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/us/politics/26primaries.html New York Times August 25, 2010 and the race was viewed as a test of the power of the Tea Party movement.https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/08/alaskas-senate-primary-a-test-of-tea-party-money/61977/ Alaska's Senate Primary: A Test of Tea Party Money Chris Good August 24, 2010 The AtlanticAP staff reporter Murkowski-Miller contest for Alaska Senate too close to call August 24, 2010 https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-08-25-alaska-senate_N.htm?csp=34news August 25, 2010 Associated Press USA Today The initial results showed Murkowski trailing Miller, 51–49%, with absentee ballots yet to be tallied.https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/results.htm State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election, August 24, 2010 Unofficial Results August 25, 2010 Alaska Secretary of State August 25, 2010 April 25, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190425163117/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/results.htm live After the first round of absentee ballots was counted on August 31, Murkowski conceded, saying that she did not believe that Miller's lead could be overcome in the next round of absentee vote counting.http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/31/99960/alaska-absentee-count-looks-like.html It's another Tea Party win as Alaska's Murkowski concedes Cockerham Sean August 31, 2010 Anchorage Daily News Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski late Tuesday conceded the Republican primary election to Joe Miller, the Tea-Party backed challenger who maintained his Election Day lead after thousands of additional absentee and other ballots were counted through the day. September 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901191632/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/08/31/99960/alaska-absentee-count-looks-like.html September 1, 2010 deadhttp://cbs2chicago.com/wireapnational/Murkowski.concedes.Alaska.2.1888296.html Murkowski Concedes Alaska Primary Race Joling Dan August 31, 2010 WBBM-TV Associated Press dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100901180953/http://cbs2chicago.com/wireapnational/Murkowski.concedes.Alaska.2.1888296.html September 1, 2010 Miller prevailed, receiving 55,878 votes to Murkowski's 53,872.https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/results.pdf State of Alaska 2010 Primary Election August 24, 2010 Official Results State of Alaska Division of Elections August 25, 2010 November 22, 2024 Candidates Lisa Murkowski, incumbent U.S. Senator since 2002 Joe Miller, former U.S. magistrate judgehttp://joemiller.us Joe Miller for Senate Joemiller.us November 3, 2010 Endorsements 2 List of Lisa Murkowski endorsementshttp://lisamurkowski.com/main/about/endorsements List of Endorsements « Lisa Murkowski Lisamurkowski.com October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101023142445/http://lisamurkowski.com/main/about/endorsements/ October 23, 2010 dead mdy-all U.S. Senators Former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska State legislators State Representative Alan Austerman (R-Kodiak) State Senator Con Bunde (R-Anchorage) State Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Chenault (R-Nikiski, Kenai) State Representative Anna Fairclough (R-Eagle River) Former State Speaker of the House Rep. John Harris (R-Valdez) State Representative Mike Hawker (R-Anchorage, Girdwood, Hope) State Senator Charlie Huggins (R-Mat-Su, Chugiak, Peters Creek) State Representative Kyle Johansen (R-Ketchikan) State Representative Craig Johnson (R-Anchorage) State Senator Lesil McGuire (R-Anchorage) State Senator Kevin Meyer (R-Anchorage) State Representative Charisse Millett (R-Anchorage) State Representative Cathy Muñoz (R-Juneau, Mendenhall Valley) State Representative Jay Ramras (R-Fairbanks) State Representative Paul Seaton (R-Homer) State Senator Bert Stedman (R-Sitka) Senate President Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) State Representative Bill Stoltze (R-Chugiak, Peters Creek, Mat-Su) State Representative Bill Thomas (R-Haines, Cordova, SE Islands) State Senator Tom Wagoner (R-Kenai, Soldotna) State Representative Peggy Wilson (R-Wrangell, Sitka, Petersburg) Local officials Mayor Jim Kallander of Cordova, Alaska Mayor of Shirley Marquardt of Unalaska, Alaska Mayor Lew Williams III of Ketchikan, Alaska Individuals Chris W. Cox, Chairman of the NRA Political Victory Fund Organizations Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood Anchorage Young Republicans Marine Conservation Alliance NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. National Education Association NRA Political Victory FundNRA-PVF Endorses Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate in Alaska's Republican Primary Election https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20100728/nra-pvf-endorses-lisa-murkowski-for-us-senate-in-alaska-s-republican-primary-election nrapvf.org NRA-PVF 19 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204311/https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20100728/nra-pvf-endorses-lisa-murkowski-for-us-senate-in-alaska-s-republican-primary-election August 12, 2014 en-US July 28, 2010 live United Fishermen of Alaska 2 List of Joe Miller endorsementshttp://joemiller.us/endorsements Joe Miller for Senate – Endorsements Joemiller.us October 28, 2010 November 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104201901/http://joemiller.us/endorsements November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all U.S. Senators Senator John Cornyn of Texas Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma U.S. Representatives Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota Governors Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas Former Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska State officials Former Lieutenant Governor Jack Coghill of Alaska State legislators State Senator John Coghill (R-North Pole) State Senator Fred Dyson (R-Eagle River) State Representative Wes Keller (R-Wasilla) State Representative Tammie Wilson (R-North Pole) Local officials Former Mayor Dale Bagley of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Former Mayor Edna DeVries of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Individuals Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney Erick Erickson, conservative blogger and managing editor of RedState Laura Ingraham, host of the conservative The Laura Ingraham Show radio talk-show Alan Keyes, conservative political activist, author, former diplomat and perennial candidate Lars Larson, host of the conservative The Lars Larson Show radio talk-show Mark Levin, host of the conservative The Mark Levin Show radio talk-show Todd Palin, former First Gentleman of Alaska Organizations Alaska Right to Life Can-Do Conservatives of America Club for Growth Conservative Patriots Group Defundit.org FreedomWorks Kenai Peninsula Tea Party Patriots National Right to Life Political Action Committee RedState Repeal ObamaCare PAC Tea Party Express Polling Poll source Dates administered Lisa Murkowski Joe MillerMoore Researchhttp://community.adn.com/sites/community.adn.com/files/Moorepoll.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20100911070036/http://community.adn.com/sites/community.adn.com/files/Moorepoll.pdf dead 2010-09-11 Moore Research July 25, 2010 62% 30% Results thumb|Results by borough: #E27F7F Miller #E27F7F Miller—50–60% #D75D5D Miller—60–70% #FF9A50 Murkowski #FF9A50 Murkowski—50–60% #EE8E50 Murkowski—60–70% #D69850 Murkowski—70–80% Republican primary resultshttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/us/politics/04alaska.html?_r=1 Alaska Winner, Lover of Privacy, Loses His Own William Yardley September 3, 2010 The New York Times (voter turnout for the primary) Joe Miller Republican Party (United States) 55,878 50.91% Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 53,872 49.09% 109,750 100.00% General election Candidates Timothy Carter (I)http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/ci_pg_cl_2010_genr.php November 2, 2010 General Election Candidate List June 16, 2010 State of Alaska Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20100616074357/http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/ci_pg_cl_2010_genr.php June 16, 2010 dead mdy-all Ted Gianoutsos (I) David Haase (L), nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 Scott McAdams (D), Mayor of Sitka Joe Miller (R), former U.S. magistrate judge Lisa Murkowski (R; write-in), incumbent U.S. Senator Campaign After Lisa Murkowski conceded the Republican primary to Joe Miller, Scott McAdams raised over $128,000 through ActBlue, and a private fundraiser at the home of Alaskan State Senator Hollis French raised about $19,000.November 2024 The Libertarian Party floated the possibility of offering Murkowski its nomination. Michael A. Memoli Libertarians an option for Murkowski August 27, 2010 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2012734997_alaska27.html Seattle Times August 28, 2010 The state Libertarian Party told the Anchorage Daily News that it was open to the possibility of nominating Murkowski as a third-party candidate, a notion that her campaign is not embracing but has not ruled out. On August 29, 2010, however, the executive board of the state Libertarian Party voted not to consider allowing Murkowski on its ticket for the U.S. Senate race.Sean Cockerham http://www.adn.com/2010/09/07/1443217/libertarians-cool-to-senate-run.html Murkowski: No decision was made on write-in option; Despite rumors, her camp says it's not a done deal The Anchorage Daily News September 11, 2010 October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610144416/http://www.adn.com/2010/09/07/1443217/libertarians-cool-to-senate-run.html June 10, 2011 dead mdy-all When asked about a write-in candidacy at that time, she said it was "high risk". By September 7 though, she said that she was weighing the option of mounting a write-in campaign.Sean Cockerham http://www.adn.com/2010/09/07/1443217/libertarians-cool-to-senate-run.html Libertarians cool to Murkowski candidacy; ALTERNATIVE: Senator could wage a campaign as a write-in The Anchorage Daily News September 8, 2010 October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610144416/http://www.adn.com/2010/09/07/1443217/libertarians-cool-to-senate-run.html June 10, 2011 dead mdy-all On September 13, Libertarian candidate David Haase reiterated that he would not stand down and let Murkowski replace him on the ballot.Conroy Scott http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/13/in_blow_to_murkowski_ak_libertarian_nominee_will_stay_on_ballot_107127.html Real Clear Politics Real Clear Politics September 13, 2010 October 23, 2010 Murkowski announced on September 17 that she would enter the general election contest as a write-in candidate, saying she had agonized over the decision, but had been encouraged to run by many voters.Sean Cockerham and Erika Bolstad http://www.adn.com/2010/09/17/1459578/murkowski-expected-to-say-yes.html Murkowski says 'Let's Make History' The Anchorage Daily News September 18, 2010 October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921104322/http://www.adn.com/2010/09/17/1459578/murkowski-expected-to-say-yes.html September 21, 2010 dead mdy-all Miller received negative press in mid-October 2010 when his campaign's security guards made a private arrest of a journalist who was persistently questioning Miller about his record as a government employee. Tony Hopfinger, of the Alaska Dispatch, was detained and handcuffed until Anchorage police arrived and released him following a townhall event featuring Miller. No charges were filed.http://www.adn.com/2010/10/17/1506223/miller-security-guards-handcuff.html Miller security guards handcuff editor October 18, 2010 Richard Mauer Anchorage Daily News October 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019014343/http://www.adn.com/2010/10/17/1506223/miller-security-guards-handcuff.html October 19, 2010 dead mdy-all Though the campaign event was open to the general public and held at a public school, the security firm said it had detained the journalist because he had been trespassing and had shoved a man while attempting to question Miller. In an October 18, 2010 interview, Miller admitted that he had been disciplined for an ethics violation while serving as an assistant attorney for the Fairbanks North Star Borough;https://alaskapublic.org/2010/10/19/miller-speaks-with-cnn-about-disciplinary-action/ alaskapublic.org Edge Josh Miller Speaks with CNN About Disciplinary Action October 19, 2010 he characterized the offense as "petty".https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-miller-admits-he-violated-ethics-policy-conducted-private-polling-on-the-job/ Joe Miller Admits He Violated Ethics Policy, Conducted Private Polling on the Job cbsnews.com Madison Lucy October 25, 2010 Miller later said that he had used government-owned computers to engage in private polling activity during his lunch hour. Miller added that he had been docked three days' pay due to his conduct. Miller's personnel file showed that he used coworkers' computers to vote multiple times in an online poll.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/27/tea-party-senate-scandal Tea Party Senate candidate embroiled in computer tampering scandal theguardian.com MacAskill Ewen October 27, 2010 Miller then cleared the caches on his coworkers' computers in an attempt to hide what he had done.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39859764 Records: GOP's Miller lied about computer use nbcnews.com October 26, 2010 Miller initially lied about his computer misuse, but later acknowledged his wrongdoing and was suspended. On October 27, The Guardian reported that Sarah Palin and other well-known conservatives were scheduled to "rush to the aid of the beleaguered Tea Party-backed candidate for the US Senate, Joe Miller, after newly released documents reveal he lied about a computer tampering scandal". The Guardian added that "the row has created alarm about the election chances of Miller". On October 20, during early voting, a voter in Homer photographed a list of write-in candidates that was posted inside a voting booth,http://homernews.com/stories/102010/news_wic.shtml Write-in candidate list mistakenly posted in city voting booths Homer News October 20, 2010 October 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101024013827/http://homernews.com/stories/102010/news_wic.shtml October 24, 2010 dead mdy-all which raised the issue of whether the state should be posting, or even providing such a list. A lawsuit was filed alleging that the Alaska Division of Elections was violating AAC, 25.070, which reads in part: "Information regarding a write-in candidate may not be discussed, exhibited or provided at the polling place, or within 200 feet of any entrance to the polling place, on election day."http://www.alaskademocrats.org/component/content/article/42-rokstories/585-election-problems-mount ADP sues DOE Alaska Democratic Party website, 10-25-2010 Alaskademocrats.org October 25, 2010 November 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027083656/http://www.alaskademocrats.org/component/content/article/42-rokstories/585-election-problems-mount October 27, 2010 dead mdy-all Both Republican and Democratic spokespersons decried the lists as electioneering on behalf of Murkowski; representatives of the Division of Elections maintained that the lists were intended merely to assist voters.Dan Joling Associated Press http://www.adn.com/2010/10/25/1517703/dems-republicans-to-sue-over-write.html Judge wants more info in Alaska election lawsuit Anchorage Daily News October 25, 2010 November 3, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101028132426/http://www.adn.com/2010/10/25/1517703/dems-republicans-to-sue-over-write.html October 28, 2010 On October 27, a judge issued a restraining order barring the lists, noting in his decision "If it were important 'assistance' for the Division to provide voters with lists of write-in candidates, then the Division was asleep at the switch for the past 50 years, the Division first developed the need for a write-in candidate list 12 days ago."DAN JOLING Associated Press Writer http://www.adn.com/2010/10/27/1521273/judge-blocks-distribution-of-write.html Alaska judge blocks distribution of write-in names Dan Joling Associated Press/Anchorage Daily News 10-27-2010 Adn.com October 27, 2010 November 3, 2010December 2010 Later on the same day, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the lists could be distributed to those who asked for them, but that any ballots cast by voters based on information on the lists be "segregated". The Division of Elections responded that they had neither the manpower nor the time to implement such a system by Election Day. By the deadline for registering as a write-in candidate, more than 150 Alaskans had submitted their names as candidates for the U.S. Senate seat, encouraged by an Anchorage talk radio host.http://aprn.org/2010/10/29/no-decision-on-write-in-lists-yet No Decision on Write-In Lists Yet Ellen Lockyer KSKA/APRN 10-29-2010 Aprn.org October 29, 2010 November 3, 2010 Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/senate Senate Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Likely R October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe R October 22, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Likely R October 26, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato's Crystal Ball October 26, 2010 October 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028092918/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate/ dead Likely R October 21, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate CQ Politics October 26, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 Likely R October 26, 2010 Polling Pollsource Date(s)administered Joe Miller (R) Lisa Murkowski (R)Lisa Murkowski lost the Republican primary, but ran as a Republican during her write-in bid. Scott McAdams (D) LeadRasmussen Reportshttps://www.rasmussenreports.com:443/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/alaska/toplines/toplines_alaska_senate_september_19_2010 Toplines - Alaska Senate - September 19, 2010 - Rasmussen Reports® www.rasmussenreports.com September 19, 2010 42% 27% 25% Miller +15Moore Researchhttps://www.scribd.com/document/38480785/AK-Sen-Ivan-Moore AK-Sen Ivan Moore | PDF | Joe Miller (Alaska Politician) | Politics Of The United States Scribd September 23–27, 2010 43% 18% 28% Miller +15CNN/Time/Opinion Researchhttp://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/09/29/topstate4.pdf CNN/Time/Opinion Research September 24–28, 2010 38% 36% 22% Miller +2Public Policy Pollinghttps://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/10/12/909597/-AK-Sen-Gov:-Split-GOP-gives-Dems-legit-pickup-opportunity AK-Sen/Gov: Split GOP gives Dems legit pickup opportunity Daily Kos October 9–10, 2010 35% 33% 26% Miller +2CNN/Time/Opinion Researchhttp://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/10/20/topstate7.pdf CNN/Time/Opinion Research October 15–19, 2010 37% 37% 23% TiePublic Policy Pollinghttp://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AK_1031503.pdf Public Policy Polling October 30–31, 2010 37% 30% 30% Miller +7 Note left Hypothetical polling numbers in a two-way race between Joe Miller (R) and Scott McAdams (D) Poll source Dates administered Joe Miller (R) Scott McAdams (D)Public Policy Pollinghttp://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AK_829.pdf Public Policy Polling August 27–28, 2010 47% 39%Basswood Researchhttp://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/08/nrsc_survey_sho.php NRSC Survey Shows Miller Over 50 - Hotline On Call September 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901035744/http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/08/nrsc_survey_sho.php September 1, 2010 August 28–29, 2010 52% 36%Rasmussen Reportshttps://www.rasmussenreports.com:443/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/alaska/toplines/toplines_alaska_senate_august_31_2010 Toplines - Alaska Senate - August 31, 2010 - Rasmussen Reports® www.rasmussenreports.com August 31, 2010 50% 44% left Hypothetical polling numbers with Lisa Murkowski as a Libertarian Poll source Dates administered Joe Miller (R) Lisa Murkowski (L) Scott McAdams (D)Public Policy Polling August 27–28, 2010 38% 34% 22%Dittman Researchhttp://www.andrewhalcro.com/files/Post-primary%20preliminary%20results%20n383.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20101224125919/http://www.andrewhalcro.com/files/Post-primary%20preliminary%20results%20n383.pdf dead 2010-12-24 Dittman Research August 30, 2010 31% 37% 19% It was announced on 9/13/10 that Murkowski cannot run on the Libertarian ticket.Conroy Scott http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/13/in_blow_to_murkowski_ak_libertarian_nominee_will_stay_on_ballot_107127.html In Blow to Murkowski, Alaska Libertarian Nominee Will Stay on Ballot RealClearPolitics September 13, 2010 October 23, 2010 Fundraising Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt Joe Miller (R) $1,980,296 $1,331,859 $647,934 $341 Scott McAdams (D) $861,121 $587,639 $273,480 $0 Lisa Murkowski (R-Write-in) $3,416,929 $3,005,107 $773,826 $0 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSProcessCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=AK&election_yr=2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Alaska fec.gov September 29, 2010 May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Post-election day events On Election Day, the write-in ballots were counted, but not examined: determining for which candidate they were cast was deferred. After election officials tabulated 27,000 additional absentee and early ballots, Miller had won 35 percent of the vote while forty percent of the ballots cast were write-ins,https://www.politico.com/story/2010/11/miller-gaining-ground-in-alaska-044918 Miller gaining ground in Alaska Shira Toeplitz Politico November 9, 2010 which required a hand count to see what names were on them.https://www.politico.com/story/2010/11/murky-miller-sues-over-spelling-044928 Murky? Miller sues over spelling Politico November 10, 2010 September 29, 2016https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/09/AR2010110907062_2.html Write-in ballot count begins Wednesday in Alaska's Senate race November 10, 2010 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 September 29, 2016 Write-in count The total number of write-in votes statewide was counted first. Then, all the write-in ballots were sent to Juneau to the Division of Elections to be individually examined to see what names were written on them.http://aprn.org/2010/11/02/election-night-2010-division-of-elections-on-write-in-votes Election Night 2010: Division of Elections on Write-In Votes APRN November 2, 2010 Alaska election officials said they were counting write-in ballots with misspellings if the names written in were phonetic to Murkowski, claiming that Alaska case law supports this practice.http://www.adn.com/2010/11/16/1557882/murkowski-widens-lead-over-miller.html#ixzz15YacKx00 Murkowski Alaska-bound as vote counting winds down Becky Boehrer November 17, 2010 Associated Press Anchorage Daily News May 2016 medicmedic The Miller campaign had observers present who challenged ballots which misspelled "Murkowski", or which included the word "Republican" next to Murkowski's name. The Anchorage Daily News noted on November 11 that the bulk of the challenged ballots contained misspellings but examples were not hard to find of challenged ballots that appeared to be "spelled accurately and looked to be filled out properly".http://www.adn.com/2010/11/11/1550305/murkowski-confident-as-tally-grows.html Murkowski confident as write-in tally for Senate continues Sean Cockerham Anchorage Daily News December 11, 2010 November 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101115021530/http://www.adn.com/2010/11/11/1550305/murkowski-confident-as-tally-grows.html November 15, 2010 dead mdy-all After several days of counting, the Division of Elections showed Murkowski with a lead of some 1,700 votes over Miller, with about 8,000 write-in votes yet to be counted, and a trend of counting 97 percent of the write-ins as for Murkowski. Murkowski's campaign shied away from declaring a victory before the count was finished.http://www.adn.com/2010/11/15/1555926/murkowski-passes-miller-in-vote.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101120130508/http://www.adn.com/2010/11/15/1555926/murkowski-passes-miller-in-vote.html dead Murkowski passes Miller in vote count Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News 11-15-2010 November 20, 2010 As of November 17, (the last day of the hand count), the Division of Elections showed Murkowski having a lead of over 10,000 votes, meaning that even if all the 8,000 challenged ballots were discounted, Murkowski would still lead by about 2,200 votes. The Miller campaign then demanded a hand recount of the entire election, claiming that as Murkowski's votes were all verified by visual inspection, Miller should get the same opportunity. The Division of Election officials responded that any recount of non-write-in votes would not be done by hand, but would be done using optical scanners.http://www.adn.com/2010/11/16/1557873/murkowskis-lead-more-than-10000.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101120130540/http://www.adn.com/2010/11/16/1557873/murkowskis-lead-more-than-10000.html dead Miller calls for hand recount of votes as Murkowski lead grows Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News, 11-17-2010 November 20, 2010 Lawsuits Miller v. Campbell Miller filed a federal lawsuit on November 9, 2010, seeking to have write-in ballots that contained spelling and other errors from being counted toward Murkowski's total and a seeking preliminary injunction to prevent the counting of the write-in votes from even beginning.Miller seeks to stop Alaska Senate election certification Dan Joling Associated Press Fairbanks Daily News Miner November 19, 2010 http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/10370038/article-Miller-seeks-to-stop-Alaska-Senate-election-certification- December 13, 2010 November 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129013339/http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/10370038/article-Miller-seeks-to-stop-Alaska-Senate-election-certification- dead He claimed that he had a federal case because State election officials were violating the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by using a voter intent standard that allowed misspelled write-in votes to count.Miller files vote-count lawsuit in Alaska state court Rachel D'Oro Associated Press Fairbanks Daily News Miner November 22, 2010 The federal court allowed the counting to proceed as the challenged ballots were segregated from the others and could be re-examined later, if necessary. After hearing motions and arguments from both sides, the federal court abstained from hearing the case, ruling that the dispute could be resolved by the State courts by reference to State law. The federal court kept the case in its docket in the event that federal issues still remained after the State courts' determination. The federal court also put a halt to the certification of the election pending rulings on Miller's lawsuits. Miller then filed suit in State court, repeating the claims he had previously made, and adding allegations of vote fraud and bias.Sandyha Somashekhar https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/27/AR2010112702896.html Despite Alaska Senate race results, Joe Miller presses on in principle The Washington Post November 27, 2010 November 28, 2010 On December 10, the Alaska Superior Court rejected all of Miller's claims as contrary to State statute and case law, and said the fraud claims were unsubstantiated.http://www.adn.com/2010/12/10/1598722/judge-rules-against-miller-in.html Judge rules against Miller in Senate suit Sean Cockerham Anchorage Daily News December 10, 2010 December 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101214085724/http://www.adn.com/2010/12/10/1598722/judge-rules-against-miller-in.html December 14, 2010 dead mdy-all http://www.juneaublogger.com/updates/?p=6664 Court rejects Miller's election challenge Pat Forgey Juneau Empire December 10, 2010 December 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713125154/http://www.juneaublogger.com/updates/?p=6664 July 13, 2011 dead mdy-all Miller then appealed the Superior Court ruling to the Alaska Supreme Court, citing a provision in the Alaska election statute that says there shall be "no exceptions" to the rules for counting ballots, and that therefore, all ballots with misspellings or other deviations should be thrown out. After oral arguments were heard on December 17,https://www.politico.com/blogs/david-catanese/2010/12/miller-appeals-to-supreme-court-031421 Miller appeals to Supreme Court David Catanese December 13, 2010 Politico on December 22, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the lower court's ruling dismissing Miller's claims.Alaska high court throws out Miller claims https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101222/ap_on_el_se/us_alaska_senate December 22, 2010 Associated Press December 22, 2010Miller v Treadwell http://media.adn.com/smedia/2010/12/22/13/MillervTreadwell_decision.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA December 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101224092853/http://media.adn.com/smedia/2010/12/22/13/MillervTreadwell_decision.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf dead December 24, 2010 On December 26, Miller announced that he would be withdrawing his opposition for Murkowski's Senate certification, but would continue pursuing his federal case.Miller won't oppose certification of Senate race http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-miller-wont-oppose-senate-certification-112610,0,1424812.story KTUU-TV December 27, 2010 December 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20130604061014/http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-miller-wont-oppose-senate-certification-112610,0,1424812.story June 4, 2013 dead mdy-all Certification On December 30, 2010, Alaska state officials certified Murkowski as the winner of the general election, making her the first U.S. Senate candidate to win election via write-in since Strom Thurmond in 1954.December 30, 2010 http://www.adn.com/2010/12/30/1625216/state-set-to-certify-alaska-senate.html December 30, 2010 Murkowski certified Senate election winner dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110101192617/http://www.adn.com/2010/12/30/1625216/state-set-to-certify-alaska-senate.html January 1, 2011 On December 31, Miller announced at a news conference in Anchorage that he was conceding the election. Results Write-in totals (100% precincts reporting)https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR/data/resultsWI.htm State of Alaska 2010 General Election Official Write-In Results December 28, 2010 November 11, 2014CandidateVotesPercentage Lisa Murkowski (unchallenged) 92,931 89.52% Lisa Murkowski (challenged, included in candidate total) 8,160 7.86% Lisa Murkowski (total of unchallenged votes and votes that were challenged and included in candidate total) 101,091 97.39% Lisa Murkowski (challenged, not included in candidate total) 2,035 1.96% Misc. names 602 0.58% Joe Miller 21 0.02% Scott McAdams 8 0.01% All other write-in candidates 53 0.05% Totals 103,810 100% Final/certified general election resultshttp://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR/data/results.htm State of Alaska 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results elections.alaska.gov December 28, 2010 November 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140820201516/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR/data/results.htm August 20, 2014 dead http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=370474 AK US Senate Our Campaigns November 27, 2012 November 11, 2014 Lisa Murkowski (incumbent, write-in) Republican Party (United States) 101,091 39.49% N/A Joe Miller Republican Party (United States) 90,839 35.49% −13.09% Scott McAdams Democratic Party (United States) 60,045 23.46% −22.09% David Haase Libertarian Party (United States) 1,459 0.57% +0.17% Timothy Carter Independent 927 0.36% N/A Ted Gianoutsos Independent 458 0.18% −0.06% 255,962 100.0% Republican Party (United States) References External links Alaska Division of Elections Alaska U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2010 Alaska Senate Race from Real Clear Politics https://archive.today/20130120044320/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-2010-AK 2010 Alaska Senate Race el from CQ Politics Race profile from The New York Times Debates Alaska Senate Republican Primary Debate, C-SPAN, August 19, 2010 Official campaign websites Fredrick "David" Haase for U.S. Senate Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate Category:2010 Alaska elections Alaska 2010